A Summer's Tale

Name: A Summer's Tale
Genre: Drama, Comedy, Romance
Released: June 20, 2014
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 91
Cast: Amanda Langlet, Aurelia Nolin, Gwenaëlle Simon, Melvil Poupaud

2014

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Big World Pictures | Release Date: June 20, 2014 | G

Starring: Amanda Langlet, Aurelia Nolin, Gwenaëlle Simon, Melvil Poupaud

Summary: Gaspard (Melvil Poupaud), a recent university graduate, arrives at the seaside in Bretagne for a three week vacation before starting a new job. He’s hoping his sort-of girlfriend, the fickle Léna (Aurélia Nolin), will join him there; but as the days pass, he welcomes the interest of Margot (Amanda Langlet), a student of ethnology working asGaspard (Melvil Poupaud), a recent university graduate, arrives at the seaside in Bretagne for a three week vacation before starting a new job. He’s hoping his sort-of girlfriend, the fickle Léna (Aurélia Nolin), will join him there; but as the days pass, he welcomes the interest of Margot (Amanda Langlet), a student of ethnology working as a waitress for the summer. Things start to get complicated when the spoken-for Margot encourages Gaspard to have a summer romance with her friend, Solène (Gwenaëlle Simon), and he complies. When Léna turns up, and scheduling complications abound, Gaspard will have to make a choice. [Big World Pictures]… Expand

Director: Eric Rohmer

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy, Romance

Rating: G

Runtime: 113 min

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Jonathan Kiefer

Jun 19, 2014

The Rohmer touch consists of nonchalance and effortless sensuality, not just in the people, but also in the landscape, somehow even in the air. Read full review

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Keith Uhlich

Jun 19, 2014

Rohmer has a genius for taking a seemingly mundane situation and slowly tightening the screws. Read full review

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Alonso Duralde

Jun 19, 2014

Whether it's the closest you'll get to the beach this year, or you have to tear yourself away from the dunes to enjoy it, it's an essential part of any movie-lover's summer. Read full review

Josh Kupecki

Sep 3, 2014

Fall into the rhythm of Rohmer’s beats, and you will hear the sound of humanity wrestling with everything that matters. Read full review

Mark Jenkins

Jul 11, 2014

Like most of Rohmer’s movies, A Summer’s Tale is comic, humane and much more complicated than it seems at first. The fresh-faced actors, realistic dialogue and naturalistic performances suggest a casual approach, but as the story progresses, the filmmaker’s control is increasingly evident. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jun 20, 2014

Looking at the picture’s mostly sun-drenched and drolly cheerful surface layer, one marvels at Rohmer’s unerring sense of what drama kings and queens young people can be. Read full review

Steven Rea

Aug 29, 2014

A Summer's Tale is one of those movies where it looks like nothing is happening; there is a lot of walking and talking (against exquisite backdrops), dissections and discourse about the intricacies of romance, the false signals, the fickleness. Read full review

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toddanderson

Dec 14, 2021

Watch this movie, it made me want to go on a beach in France and possibly fall in love

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EpicLadySponge

Mar 21, 2016

Guys, watch this movie during the summer so you guys can easily know what's so great about it. The funny thing is that I made this review in spring so stuff like that doesn't and wouldn't matter.

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